Famous Birthdays In December - 06

1831  On December - 06 birth of joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

1833  On December - 06 birth of john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916  

1841  On this day in history birth of frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)  

1843  Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history birth of henryk Jarecki, composer  

1849  August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

1853  Haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

1863  Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914) was born on December - 06.  

1870  William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) was born on this day in history.  

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born on December - 06.  

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1872  On December - 06 birth of william S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)  

1875  On December - 06 birth of evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)  

1876  Fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.  

1884  On December - 06 birth of rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)  

1885  On December - 06 birth of albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)  

1886  On this day in history birth of joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees)  

1887  On this day in history birth of joseph Lamb, composer  

1887  Lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man) was born on December - 06.  

1888  Will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949) was born on December - 06.  

1890  On this day in history birth of dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946)  

1890  On this day in history birth of yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951)  

1890  On this day in history birth of rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)  

1892  F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) was born on December - 06.  

1892  On December - 06 birth of lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug)  

1893  Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960) was born on December - 06.  

1896  Arnold Foster, composer was born on December - 06.  

1896  On December - 06 birth of george Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears)  

1896  Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born on this day in history.  

1897  John Axel Fernstrom, composer was born on December - 06.  

1897  O W Cisek, writer was born on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history birth of alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist  

1898  On December - 06 birth of gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974)  

1898  Herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine) was born on December - 06.  

1899  Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith was born on this day in history.  

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0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas  

1185  On this day in history afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76  

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on December - 06.  

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48  

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on December - 06.  

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on December - 06.  

1618  On December - 06 death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)